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G. L. HILLE & G. A. 85 M. A. AUDSLEY. MACHINE FOR COLORING, PRINTING, 0RORNAMENTING INDIA RUBBER BALLS.

110. 455,877. Patented July 14,1891.

UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

GUSTAV LOUIS HILLE, GEORGE ASHDOYVN A'UDSILEY, AND MAURICE ASHDOVNAUDSLEY, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

MACHINE FOR COLORING, PRINTING, OR ORNAMENTING INDIA-RUBBER BALLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,877, dated July 14,1891.

Application filed March 9, 1891. Serial No. 384,225. (No model.)Patented in Englantlliovember 16,1889, No. 18,344; in France November16,1889,N0. 201,985; in Germany November 17,1889. No. 54,063; in BelgiumNovember 22, 1889, No. 88,557;

in Italy March 11, 1890, No. 23,264; in Austria-Hungary April 2, 1890,No. 49,652 and No. 7,578,

1 in Machines for Coloring, Printing, or Ornamenting India-Rubber Balls,(for which We have obtained foreign patents in England November 16,1889, No. 18,344; in France November 16, 1889, No. 201,985; in GermanyNovember 17, 1889, No. 54,063; in Belgium November 22, 1889, No. 88,557;in Italy March 11, 1890, No. 23,264 46/53 49; in Austria- I-IungaryApril 2, 1890, No. 49,652 and No. 7,578, and in Spain April 22, 1890,No. 10,558,) of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists of a machine for the painting, ornamenting, andlining of india-rubber, celluloid, and any other description of elasticballs, either hollow or solid.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a side elevation of themachine; Fig; 2, a front view of the same, and Fig. 3 a plan View of thebox which contains the paint or coloring material and of part of thecircular carrier or disk by which the said material is applied.

E is a properly-supported axle or shaft to be driven by hand or power,and to which is ttached the circular carrier or disk A, having on itsouter edge or periphery any description of painting-form B, such as aline, arrangements of lines, bands, or ornamental devices, cut from asurface on the said edge or periphery adapted to the form of the ball tobe ornamented. The periphery of the carrier or disk may be plain for thepurpose of transferring to the ball a single band of color, or it mayhave a single line, or any number of lines, or lines and bands combined,as may be required to produce the design or pattern aimed at. The linesor hands are carried round the periphery of the circular disk, Thecarrier or disk may have any number of rings adjusted to it, each havinga different painting form or arrangement of lines or and in Spain April22,

bands to suit different sizes and descriptions of balls.

The paint or coloring-matter required to be transferred to the ball bythe painting form or lines, bands, and other-ornaments on the peripheryof the said carrier or disk is laid on the said painting-form by meansof a box or boxes P, open at top and furnished with openings or slits atone end, into which the lines and bands of the painting-form enter andfit accurately. By this arrangement the edges of the lines and bandscome in contact with the paint or coloring-matter c011- tained in thebox and passing downward through the bottom plate of the said box as thecarrier or disk revolves, have all surplus paint or coloring-matterremoved and only sufficient left upon them to properly line or ornamentthe ball. The said box or boxes are divided internally into as manychambers or paint-receptacles w x Fig. 3, as there are lines and bandson the periphery of the revolving carrier or disk or as there are colorsrequired. The chambers are divided by partitions z 2, Fig. 3, of thesame depth as the box, and the said partitions carry at their outer orupper edges thin plates or feathers O, of metal, which project from-themand enter within the sinkin gs or spaces between the lines and bands ofthe painting-form, and so effectually prevent any admixture of thecolors or paints contained in the different chainbers and which may bescraped off from the revolving painting-form by the edges of thepartitions of the said box.

The box is adjusted to and held in position against the paintingform bymeans of a screw 1), the bottom of the box having sliders Working in afixed plate.

Under the revolving carrier or disk, 011 the periphery of which is thepainting-form, is placed an adjustable support or ball-guide O,furnished with rails, on the inner edges 7? t of which the, ball issupported and pressed with the required force against the periphery ofthe painting-form on the revolving carrier or disk. These rails are at adistance apart painting-form, taking its motion therefrom' and becomingpainted or lined before it leaves the lower endof the saidrball guide orsupport, and is received upon toothed rails F, whichallow it to rollaway fro nthemachine without injury. In this operation the ball, runningon the edges of the rails ttof the guide or support 0, has the paintedlines op-v posite the space between the edges, but out of contact withthat part of the support or,

guideoppositethe painting-lines of the re.-

volving carrier A, so that there is no liability ofthepaintedlinesbeingrun into each other or being smeared,

We do not here intend to claim the combinationof a rotarycarrier havinga painting or. coloring-surface on its circumference, a stationary boxfor supplying, paint or coloring-matter to said surface, andjastationary guide conforming to said carrier for directing ballsincontact with said surface for the pur pose of painting them, as thatcombinationis shown and substantially claimed in, our application forUnited StatesPatent, Serial No. 334,411, filed December 20, 1889.

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim is- 1. Thecombination, in a machine for painting or ornamenting balls, of a rotarypainting or ornamenting form presenting circumferentialpainting-surfaces in a series of lines, and a stationary box havingpartitions which divide it into separate compartments corresponding withthe lines of said surfaces and open to said surfaces, substantially asherein set forth.

2. The combination, in a machine for painting or ornamenting balls, of arotary painting or ornamenting form presentingcircumferentialpainting-surfaces in a series of lines, a box havingcompartments separated by partitions for containing painting or coloringmaterial, and projecting plat-es attached to said partitions andentering the spaces between the lines of said surfaces to preyelnt theadmixture of paints from said compartments, substantially as hereindescribed,

3. The combination, with the rotary carrier having a circumferentialpainting-surface, of.

a guide forguiding balls tov said s'urfa ce and supporting them" whilebeing painted thereby, the said guide being provided with edges'for thesupport of the ball out-of contact with theintervening portionsof saidguide opposite said painting-surface, substantially as and for thepurpose herein setforth.

In testimony whereof we have, signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribingwitnesses GUSTAV. LOUIS HILLE.

GEORGE ASI-IDOYVN AU DSLEY.

MAURICE ASHDOWN AUDSLEY, Witnesses:

WM. Tnos. MARsHA L,

PERoY E. MATTOCKS.

